. >> did joe biden succeed in assuring them? >> no. i think he raised deep votes in the foreign mint industry and their leaders. >> even talking to your sources? >> yeah. there's real nervousness. they are as nervous as the saudis and israelis when it comes to iran. it's just a sense that this is an administration that wants to put america in retreat. the administration has been talking about channels of communication with the chinese when what they should be saying is we will not recognize this air defense zone and we'll take proactive steps to prevent the chinese from enforcing it. >> but they did send b-52s last week. >> that's correct. >> without informing the chinese in advance and i assume y support that. >> i praised ithow last week. absolutely. >> so what is it that they are doing that is inadequate, in your view, of sending that message of resolve? >> they are very sort of precise, diplomatic terms of art and rhetoric that the administration ought to be using. one of the things they ought to be saying is, we recognize the senk